Erwin Schrodinger was interested in many things like chemistry, Italian painting, botany, and German poetry. But, he really didn't like memorizing data and learning from books. In college, Schrodinger acquired a mastery of eigenvalue problems in the physics of continuous media, which was a good lead into what he would be doing in the future. Eventually, his papers would discuss specific heats of solids. The papers would also discuss problems with thermodynamics and his interest in probability theory and atomic spectra. His great discovery of a wave equation was made in 1926. Biography Erwin Schrodinger was born on August 12, 1887, in Vienna, Austria. He was an only child. Erwin is of barbarian decent, when past generations moved their families into Austria. He was a very intelligent and gifted man. Between 1906 and 1910 he was enrolled at the University of Vienna. There he became a strong influence of Fritz Hasenohrl. During these years at the university, Schrodinger lade the foundation for his future great work. After a few years past Erwin served as an artillery officer in the first World War. In 1920, he took up positions as a professor at the University of Zurich. As the years passed, Schrodinger looked back upon his experience at Zurich with pleasure because of the contact with many of his friends. In 1933, Erwin Schrodinger won the Nobel Prize in Physics. After many years of research, he published many papers on a variety of topics, the problem of unifying gravatation and electromagnetism. He also published the well known novel "What is Life?", 1944. Schrodinger disliked the dual description in terms of waves and particles. This disagreement led to controversy between him and other physicist. After he retired, Schrodinger, returned to Vienna. He died on January 4th, 1961, after a long illness. He left his faithful wife, Annemarie Bertel, who he had been married for over 40 years. Erwin Schrodinger's atomic model.
In 1933, Erwin Schrodinger won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
"An animal that embarks on forming states without greatly restricting egoism will perish."Erwin Schrodinger "For a solitary animal egoism is a virtue that tends to preserve and improve the species: in any kind of community it becomes a destructive vice."Erwin Schrodinger "Quantum physics thus reveals a basic oneness of the universe."Erwin Schrodinger "What we observe as material bodies and forces are nothing but shapes and variations in the structure of space."Erwin Schrodinger Works Cited
Erwin Schrödinger
(1887-1961)
Overview
Biography
Erwin Schrodinger was born on August 12, 1887, in Vienna, Austria. He was an only child. Erwin is of barbarian decent, when past generations moved their families into Austria. He was a very intelligent and gifted man. Between 1906 and 1910 he was enrolled at the University of Vienna. There he became a strong influence of Fritz Hasenohrl. During these years at the university, Schrodinger lade the foundation for his future great work. After a few years past Erwin served as an artillery officer in the first World War. In 1920, he took up positions as a professor at the University of Zurich. As the years passed, Schrodinger looked back upon his experience at Zurich with pleasure because of the contact with many of his friends. In 1933, Erwin Schrodinger won the Nobel Prize in Physics. After many years of research, he published many papers on a variety of topics, the problem of unifying gravatation and electromagnetism. He also published the well known novel "What is Life?", 1944. Schrodinger disliked the dual description in terms of waves and particles. This disagreement led to controversy between him and other physicist. After he retired, Schrodinger, returned to Vienna. He died on January 4th, 1961, after a long illness. He left his faithful wife, Annemarie Bertel, who he had been married for over 40 years.
Erwin Schrodinger's atomic model.
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Interesting Facts and Quotes
"An animal that embarks on forming states without greatly restricting egoism will perish."Erwin Schrodinger
"For a solitary animal egoism is a virtue that tends to preserve and improve the species: in any kind of community it becomes a destructive vice."Erwin Schrodinger
"Quantum physics thus reveals a basic oneness of the universe." Erwin Schrodinger
"What we observe as material bodies and forces are nothing but shapes and variations in the structure of space."Erwin Schrodinger
Works Cited
"Interesting Facts". Stern Gerlack. Erwin Schrodinger. 17 Nov 2011
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1933/schrodinger-bio.html
"Erwin Schrödinger - Biography". Nobelprize.org. 17 Nov 2011
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1933/schrodinger-bio.html
"Schrodinger Quotes". BrainQuote.com. 17 Nov 2011
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/erwin_schrodinger.html